This publication presents information about the labour force characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 15 years and over. The information is based on data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS). This issue is the first release of estimates for 2010 and also contains revised estimates for 2008 and 2009 based on the most recent civilian population estimates.

The monthly LFS is the main source of information about the labour force status of Australia's civilian population. The labour force estimates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in this publication were produced by combining the LFS samples for each of the 12 months of a calendar year to produce annual estimates.